The Power of Color in Your Home - How color can change the way you feel.
If white-on-white kitchens make you feel like taking a deep breath of air or if you've felt the serenity of light blues and grays, you've experienced the overwhelming power that color has on your emotional and physiological states.
In fact, it isn't merely the color itself that our brains interpret as mood-invoking, but also the shade, pattern and depth of that color. (e.g. A bright red alerts us to danger and puts us on edge, while a deep burgundy can make us feel warm, passionate, and elegant. Additionally, small and repetitive patterns can make us feel regimented while large, flowing patterns bring out our artistic sides.)
Is your home making you moody?
While you might laugh at this idea, give it a chance. If your living room is a drab beige and you often find yourself listless or unhappy when in that room, you can bet your last can of paint that there is a connection.
Certain colors can multiply or muffle light and can even appear as various shades of that color throughout the day, depending on how much sunlight that room receives and its proximity to other colors.
Basically, colors are complicated, and color choices are by far the most stressful decisions that must be made during any home improvement project.
Do you crave a fresh start?
If you've hit a wall with your personal life, you need to consider the physical walls around you and the colors therein. Are they enhancing the positive qualities of your life (thankfulness, love, abundance) or are they muting your individual voice?
We find the latter to be true nearly every time you buy a new home (and, in essence, take on the mood/color palette of the previous owner). Not all vibes are worth sharing, and that's why fabric, furniture, and paint colors must be matched to your current chapter in life.
You aren't who you once were.
And that's a good thing. As you grow and evolve your personality, your family dynamic, or your skill set, it's important for your home environment to evolve at the same rate. When it doesn't, you'll feel it. Restlessness, irritability, and an inability to relax or be your authentic self are all symptoms of a mismatched environment.
You can't always remove the people or situations from your life that cause disharmony, but you do have control over your home. Make sure it's a sanctuary that fills you up rather than depletes you.
If your walls and ceilings have been their current color for more than a decade...
If your window treatments and furniture have boasted the same palette since you moved in...
If your carpeting makes you cringe (and you're unsure of its original color)...
Let's talk. Your individualized color consultation is a phone call away. Call us or reply to this email to book your in-home consultation.
DESIGN TREND
Pattern philosophy
The size, color, and texture of a pattern (on your walls, furniture, or windows) are each read and interpreted by your brain before being translated into different emotions. These elements will do one of the following: work together positively, cause confusion, or result in disruption.
DESIGN TIP
Consult a color pro
Don't make pattern or color choices on a whim or because of a trend. A color professional will make recommendations for your space based on lighting conditions, surrounding colors, how the space is used, and by how you want to feel in that space.
Robin Bond is a multi-award winning Austin-based interior designer. She is best known for her transitional and contemporary design aesthetic, which she brings to life through incorporating edgy elements into each of her unique, luxury designs.
Robin has been practicing interior design since 2003. Her training and experience include a Diploma from The Interior Design Institute, and the Sustainable Furnishing Council’s Green AP designation, and she is an HSR Certified Professional Home Stager and Redesigner. She is a member of ASID and WCAA, where she received her Certified Window Treatment Consultant designation.
Robin is a native Texan with strong family ties all over central Texas. She married her husband, Darren, in 1998 and they are proud parents of their son, Shelton. Their Ragdoll cat, Rocco, completes the family. Robin feels blessed to practice what she lives, loves and breathes as a career. When not designing, Robin stays involved at her local church, Antioch. She is a foodie and loves to cook. Robin believes in mind, body and soul wellness, so she spends free time exercising, watching movies, riding bikes and has a passion for the water. The greatest love of her life is building rich relationships with friends and family.
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